Chapter 69: The Calm Before the Storm

None of the people spoke, and they followed Ma Chengfeng towards Noer Lake on horseback, and the uneasy mood spread. Although they are getting closer and closer to their destination, one by one their companions have fallen down in such an unbelievable encounter. No one knows if the next one will be themselves, and no one knows if they will be able to return to Rehe alive.

"Brother Chang, count the number of people." The horses ran on the grassland for more than three hours in a row, and finally saw the blue water in front of them.

They are barely halfway through the journey now, but when they are counted, there are only 12 people left, including the Chang brothers. If you encounter an attack by steppe horse bandits or wolves at this time, you will definitely be more than lucky.

"Cheng Feng, don't worry, we're about to enter Noor Lake, we can add some manpower at the 'dock'. They are all thieves and brothers, and they will not leave it alone. Liu Mazi comforted him and said.

Noer Lake is an inland river, the south does not lead to the Central Plains, the north does not lead to the outer 'Mongolia', there is no such thing as a port wharf. However, in the past 100 years, the horse bandits in the northeast rivers and lakes have become stronger and stronger, and Chahar is a transit point between the two countries, which is the place where Emperor Shangao does not care about it. The northeastern rivers and lakes and the horse bandits of the 'Mongolian' inside and outside will do some business in this vast and sparsely populated prairie. The Northeast thieves are extremely powerful and have always firmly controlled this economic lifeline. Lake Knoll has become an undisclosed secret, as long as you have money, you can get almost anything except airplanes and cannons.

Dong Sanli looked at the kind eyebrows on his face, but he couldn't control this huge river and lake with a little wrist? In the Chahar steppe, there is almost no absolutely safe territory, but this Nuoer Lake alone can be regarded as a source of peach 'flowers', because no group of forces is willing to offend Dong Sanli.

On the surface of the huge Noor Lake, there are usually many boats, and the goods on board are also five 'flowers' and eight 'gates'. It is said here that these ships cannot dock, and buyers who come to see the goods have to take motorboats to inspect the goods. Therefore, on weekdays, there is an endless stream of merchants coming and going near Noll Lake. But today, the caravan had already walked to the lake, and saw that there was not a single boat in the lake, and the port was empty.

The gentle 'spring' wind blows, and the water on the lake 'waves' and 'waves' ripples, reflecting a full moon slowly climbing up the night sky, and the 'color' of the scene is extremely beautiful.

"Huh? What about people? 'Milk' and 'milk', business is not done, is it? Big Dragon? Come out! Liu Mazi shouted loudly. Dalong is the big shopkeeper on this dock, and he and Liu Mazi are of the same generation, and the two usually have a good relationship. When encountering any rare play, the first thing Dalong thought of was to leave it to Liu Mazi.

He shouted several times, but it was still quiet on the lakeside pier, and there was not even a reply.

"Uncle Mazi, did Dong Ye withdraw his business?" Ma Chengfeng asked.

"Can't you? Didn't the old man tell me? Can't be withdrawn, the business here in Noor Lake is not small, but we are stealing the 'door' in the northeast, an economic lifeline. Liu Mazi turned over and dismounted, looking left and right.

There were many ships docked on the dock, and the containers on board were scattered on the dock, and he walked up to see that the containers had been opened, and none of the goods inside were missing.

"Broken...... The dock looks like something is wrong, right? Liu Mazihu was suspicious. But if you think about it, this may be very 'sexual'. The business of Noor Lake has been a 'door' in the northeast for hundreds of years, and the old man has always been in contact with the Chahar official, and he has enough manpower, and he is almost the most powerful force on the grassland. It's just that over the years, the old man has rarely been involved in the affairs of the rivers and lakes on the grassland, and secretly said that there should be no enemies, and even if there is, no one has such a great ability to put the Noer Lake Wharf in one pot.

"Second, third, you two bring someone in to take a look, be careful!" Liu Mazi waved his hand, and Chang Lao Er and Er Er rushed into the dock with seven or eight brothers.

Saying that it is a wharf, it is actually equivalent to a small 'trading' market on the shore of Lake Knoll. There was a row of plank houses on the shore, a few checkpoints, and a bar. Usually no one can approach the port so easily, and they have long been stopped by the checkpoint.

There were two dim light bulbs in front of the port, and when the 'spring' wind blew, the light bulbs swayed straight, reflecting the shadows of the group of people. This batch of goods is very important, and it is the business hand-picked by the old man, so the people who can follow Liu Mazi must also be experienced men. They split into two gangs, one storming the bar and the other storming the residential area......

Ma Chengfeng, Na Xi, Liu Mazi, Chang Boss, and the four of them stood on the plate oil road outside the dock and waited. But it was already a cigarette, and none of the brothers who rushed in came back, not even a word.

"Cheng Feng? Look at ...... "Liu Mazi can't make up his mind this time." Secretly said that this group of people must have a letter whether they live or die? Why is it that when you go in, it is like evaporating from the world, and if you encounter danger, you can also shoot two shots to warn?

"Kuroko, go!" The 'touch' 'touched' the little black cat's brain 'door', and the sunspot understood, and jumped out of the owner's shoulder with a whoosh.

The little black cat is small, and there is no miscellaneous 'hair' on its body, and it shuttles quietly in the night 'color' by the lake, and disappears in the blink of an eye.

"Boss Chang, you slowly retreat with the goods, I don't think the situation is good, it is likely that we are being targeted, and I am afraid that something will happen to the Noll Lake Wharf. Don't panic, if you panic here, the other party will immediately besiege us when they know that we are weak-hearted. "In the end, he is an old man, and when life and death are at stake, he is still not alarmed and not 'chaotic'.

"What about you, Master Liu? What about the big cabinet? Chang Lao asked in a loud voice.

"What do you care about the two of us? If we both run away, neither of us will be able to leave! Remember, take care of your goods! The old man's goods can't be missed! Liu Mazi instructed him.

This road was chosen by Na Xi, and it is useless to blame him now, Noir Lake is guarded by thirty or forty brothers who steal the 'door', and there are many Chahar horse gangs passing through this place, and no one believes that this huge dock is empty.

Meow ...... Meow ...... The little black cat ran out of the dock, jumped on the owner's shoulder and barked twice. Na Xiu nodded.

"You go first, this road is what I pointed out, and I will bear the responsibility." Judging from the black cat's barking, there is danger in the docks.

"Brother, you can't be blamed for this, now we can only advance and retreat together! Brother Chang, go quickly, leave us alone! Ma Chengfeng said.

"Okay, everyone, take care!" Boss Chang turned the horse's head.

Bang...... A gunshot rang out, and before Boss Chang could leave, he suddenly saw a strong man coming out of the grass behind him, who was holding a double-barreled shotgun and firing a warning shotgun. He was dressed in a green 'colored' and 'Meng' robe, riding boots under his feet, a big bald head, and a body of tendon 'flesh', and he trampled the dirt under his feet into two small pits when he walked.